MyStart

If you have any questions, please email mystart@uoit.ca.

July 22 to 26 and August 15. MyStart: Welcome is designed to promote your personal success at university. This one-day faculty-specific orientation is geared towards students, and their parents and families, who will also learn about the first-year student experience and how to best support student success.

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August 12 to 30. MyStart: Academic is a transition program co-ordinated by the Student Learning Centre. It provides new university students with a head start in their university career. You'll have the opportunity to attend a variety of faculty-specific interactive workshops and activities.

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September 3 to 6. MyStart: Orientation is the university's largest orientation specifically geared toward students who are beginning classes in September. The university's activities provide exciting opportunities for all incoming students in the university's diverse student population.

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Specialized Orientations

We provide orientation programming that is made for specialized groups in order to best support your transition. These are meant to supplement MyStart: Welcome, MyStart: Academic, and MyStart: Orientation. We recommend that you attend any and all MyStart programs that are relevant to you.

August 19 to 22. MyStart: Accessibility provides incoming students with documented disabilities with the resources and information necessary to make a successful transition into university. This program includes an information session for parents and guardians.

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August 30. MyStart: International is an orientation specifically designed for incoming international, exchange and visiting students, in both graduate and undergraduate programs.

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September 3. MyStart: Mature and Pathways is designed specifically for mature and transfer students, providing opportunities to ask questions and connect with useful campus resources.

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